Editing Industrial robot (section)

=== Cartesian coordinate robots ===
{{Main|Cartesian coordinate robot}}
Cartesian robots,<ref name=":0" /> also called rectilinear, gantry robots, and x-y-z robots<ref name=":1" /> have three [[prismatic joint]]s for the movement of the tool and three rotary joints for its orientation in space.

To be able to move and orient the effector organ in all directions, such a robot needs 6 axes (or degrees of freedom). In a 2-dimensional environment, three axes are sufficient, two for displacement and one for orientation.<ref>{{Cite web|title=La robotique industrielle : guide pratique|url=https://www.usinenouvelle.com/expo/guides-d-achat/robotique-industrielle-6|access-date=2020-11-15|website=www.usinenouvelle.com|language=fr}}</ref>